Colour Mixing Worksheet for Kids
Artist's tip (Name the parents): Two primaries make a secondary: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple. A primary + its neighbouring secondary make a tertiary: red + orange = red-orange, blue + green = blue-green. White lightens: red + white = pink, blue + white = light blue; black + white = grey. All three primaries together make brown.
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- 1.🎨 Your purple paint looks too red. What should you add? (a) yellow (b) more blue (c) more red (d) white
- 2.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) orange and yellow (b) red and white (c) blue and red (d) white and blue
- 3.🎨 Mix red and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) purple (b) pink (c) blue-green (d) red-purple
- 4.🎨 Mix yellow and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) green (c) blue-purple (d) purple
- 5.🖌️ What should you do before dipping your brush into a new colour? (a) add black (b) rinse the brush (c) dry the paper (d) throw it away
- 6.True or false: mixing purple and blue paint makes red-purple. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) blue and purple (b) green and blue (c) blue and red (d) red and white
- 8.Which two paint colours mixed together make pink? (a) blue and red (b) red and white (c) red and blue (d) orange and red
- 9.True or false: mixing red and purple paint makes red-purple. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which two paint colours mixed together make orange? (a) yellow and green (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and blue (d) red and yellow
- 12.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-green? (a) yellow and green (b) red and white (c) white and red (d) orange and red
- 13.🎨 Mix blue and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) blue-purple (b) red-orange (c) red-purple (d) light blue
- 14.🎨 Mix white and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) grey (b) blue-green (c) orange (d) pink
- 15.🎨 Mix red and orange paint. Which colour do you get? (a) orange (b) yellow-green (c) red-orange (d) yellow-orange
- 16.🎨 Mixing a primary colour with the secondary colour next to it on the wheel makes a… (a) neutral colour (b) primary colour (c) tertiary colour
- 17.Which two paint colours mixed together make red-orange? (a) yellow and blue (b) orange and red (c) blue and green (d) yellow and green
- 18.Which two paint colours mixed together make purple? (a) red and blue (b) yellow and green (c) purple and red (d) white and blue
- 19.🎨 Mix red and blue paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-purple (b) purple (c) orange (d) grey
- 20.🎨 Mix black and white paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) pink (c) grey (d) light blue
- 21.Which two paint colours mixed together make green? (a) blue and white (b) blue and red (c) yellow and blue (d) red and yellow
- 22.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) red and white (b) yellow and orange (c) yellow and red (d) green and blue
- 23.🎨 Mix yellow and green paint. Which colour do you get? (a) yellow-green (b) red-purple (c) green (d) light blue
- 24.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) red and blue (b) yellow and blue (c) blue and white (d) orange and red
- 25.Which two paint colours mixed together make blue-green? (a) blue and yellow (b) blue and green (c) yellow and green (d) purple and blue
- 26.True or false: mixing blue and green paint makes blue-green. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: mixing blue and yellow paint makes light blue. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: mixing yellow and orange paint makes light blue. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: mixing red and purple paint makes green. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: mixing white and blue paint makes green. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🎨 Your green paint looks too blue. What should you add? (a) more yellow (b) black (c) more blue (d) more water
- 32.True or false: mixing yellow and blue paint makes purple. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: mixing yellow and red paint makes yellow-orange. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: mixing purple and red paint makes orange. (a) True (b) False
- 35.Which two paint colours mixed together make light blue? (a) green and yellow (b) orange and yellow (c) red and white (d) white and blue
- 36.🎨 Mixing red, yellow and blue paint together usually makes… (a) pink (b) brown (c) light green (d) white
- 37.True or false: mixing blue and red paint makes purple. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🎨 Mix orange and red paint. Which colour do you get? (a) red-orange (b) grey (c) pink (d) purple
- 39.Which two paint colours mixed together make grey? (a) yellow and blue (b) purple and blue (c) white and black (d) blue and red
- 40.Which two paint colours mixed together make yellow-orange? (a) blue and yellow (b) yellow and green (c) red and purple (d) orange and yellow
Answer key
- more blue
- blue and red
- pink
- orange
- rinse the brush
- False
- green and blue
- red and white
- True
- True
- red and yellow
- yellow and green
- light blue
- pink
- red-orange
- tertiary colour
- orange and red
- red and blue
- purple
- grey
- yellow and blue
- yellow and orange
- yellow-green
- blue and white
- blue and green
- True
- False
- False
- False
- False
- more yellow
- False
- False
- False
- white and blue
- brown
- True
- red-orange
- white and black
- orange and yellow
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